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Instrument details
Acronym
PEM/VMAG
Full name
Particle Environment Monitor - Vector Magnetometer
Purpose
To monitor the magnetic field at platform level
Short description
Vector magnetometer covering the range from ±4 to ±65,536 nT with a resolution of ±1 nT @ maximum of the dynamics
Background
Component of the UARS Particle Environment Monitor (PEM)
Scanning Technique
In-situ measurement in a drifting LEO
Resolution
N/A
Coverage / Cycle
Sampling at 0.2 s intervals
Mass
Power
Data Rate
Providing Agency
NASA
Instrument Maturity
Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period:
1991 to 2005-12-14
Last update:
2016-03-21
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on
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Instrument classification
Solar and space environment monitors Field or radiowave sensor
WIGOS Subcomponents
No WIGOS subcomponents have been defined.
Mission objectives
Tentative Evaluation of Measurements
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Variable Relevance for measuring this variable Operational limitations Explanation
Geomagnetic field 3 - high No specific limitation. Platform, vectorial, wide dynamics, high resolution
Instrument: PEM/VMAG